Institutions for the Previous Internship Opportunities

St. Luke’s International Hospital　
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
National Cancer Center　
National Center for Child Health and Development
Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders)
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) Bangkok Regional Office　
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Tokyo Office　
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA　
Institute for Clinical Research, National Institutes of Health, Malaysia
UNICEF Lebanon Office

Internship Report

Miri Sato, Graduated in AY 2023 MPH Program
Place of Internship: UNICEF Lebanon Office

I had the privilege of doing an internship at UNICEF Lebanon office from August 21st to November 9th, 2023, as a Community Health Worker (CHW) Coordinator. My role was onsite inspection at healthcare facilities and comparative analysis of the CHW program in Lebanon and other countries, such as Malawi and Tanzania. Moreover, I had the opportunity to investigate utilization of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Handbook in Lebanon, which was the theme of my Capstone Project. It was a fulfilling experience with many opportunities to learn from local health care workers and UNICEF staff. Overall, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my professors at St. Luke’s International University Graduate School of Public Health, supervisors and colleagues at UNICEF Lebanon for their support.

Nami Watanabe, Graduated in AY 2019 MPH Program
Place of Internship: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

From November 17th to November 26th 2019, I had the privilege of visiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Tennessee, the United States for my internship.
One of my main objectives in visiting St. Jude was to learn about late effects surveillance for long-term survivors of childhood cancer. St. Jude offers a multidisciplinary team of pediatric oncologists, nurse practitioners, neuropsychologists, and social workers who provide comprehensive follow-up to improve quality of life after childhood cancer. Throughout my ten-day internship, I got to meet and shadow members of the multidisciplinary team every day. For example, my first day consisted of observing a two-hour neuropsychological testing in addition to shadowing a pediatric oncologist. Although it was only a short ten days, by engaging in experiential learning, I was able to see the big picture of long-term follow up care for childhood cancer survivors. This internship enabled me to reflect what I am learning in more relevant and deeper ways. Overall, my internship experience was extremely enriching and rewarding and I am so thankful to have had such an incredible opportunity.

Risa Otsuka, Graduated in AY 2019 MPH Program
Place of Internship: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) Bangkok Regional Office　

In June 2019 I did an internship at UNAIDS Bangkok Regional Office. My capstone project theme was Barriers to achievement of UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets in Asia and I visited Thailand, Cambodia and Laos to interview key informants and gather data. In addition to the UNAIDS office in Bangkok, I visited the Thai Red Cross Center and Ministry of Public Health and met several people to ask their opinion on the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets. In Cambodia, I went not only to the UNAIDS office in Phnom Penh but also to WHO and NGO offices. In Laos, I visited the UNAIDS office in Vientiane, the WHO office and an ART clinic where I met physicians and organization staff. By meeting people face to face, I could gather useful data for my Capstone project and could understand how targets had been achieved and the current challenges for each country.